Kanekar Surname

62,020th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Kanekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kanekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7,9541:96,4386,352
Qatar471:50,1704,949
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
United States361:10,068,304413,125
England131:4,286,005132,302
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390

Kanekar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kanekar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kanekar (Marathi: काणेकर) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kanekar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 62,020th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 899,697 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Kanekar reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 88 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Kanekar is most frequent in India, where it is held by 7,954 people, or 1 in 96,438. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 86 percent are found, Goa, where 11 percent are found and Karnataka, where 1 percent are found. Barring India it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Kanekar Last Name Statistics demography

Kanekar earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kanhekar932,074/
Khanekar931,857/
Kanetkar93620/
Kannekar9355/
Kangekar9327/
Kanekkar937/
Kaneskar934/
Kasnekar934/
Kaniekar933/
Kaanekar932/
Kahnekar932/
Kaynekar931/
Kaunekar931/
Kainekar931/
Kaenekar931/
Kanaekar931/
Kanekhar931/
Khajnekar88113/
Khannekar8844/
Khaunekar8837/
Khamnekar8819/
Kannekhar8813/
Kahanekar887/
Khaneykar883/
Kanekhare882/
Kaneshkar882/
Khanhekar882/
Kaanetkar881/
Khanekare881/
Khangekar881/
Kanhekare881/
Kanhetkar881/
Kanehekar881/
Kangnekar881/
Kenekar86859/
Kanikar86313/
Konekar86180/
Kanakar86165/
Canekar8649/
Kanekor864/
Kanokar861/
Khaneikhar821/
Khaneykhar821/
Khanikar8011,807/
Kanakhar802,758/
Kainakar80237/
Kannikar80189/
Khanakar80183/
Khanokar8043/
Kenhekar8024/
Kangikar8013/
Kanhikar8011/
Konhekar807/
Kagnikar807/
Kanhakar807/
Kanojkar806/
Kongekar804/
Cannekar803/
Cangekar803/
Kanaikar802/
Kanakear802/
Kanhokar802/
Kaenakar802/
Kaunakar802/
Kaunikar802/
Keneakar801/
Khenekar801/
Kganikar801/
Kanagkar801/
Kanidkar801/
Kannokar801/
Konetkar801/
Konnekar801/
Kounekar801/
Kannakar801/
Khanjkar801/
Kaniecar801/
Kanikare801/
Kanakarh801/
Kahanakar756/
Khannakar756/
Khasnikar756/
Kanhaikar754/
Khannokar754/
Kanaykkar754/
Kannakkar753/
Kahanikar752/
Khamnikar751/
Khanijkar751/
Khaanikar751/
Khainikar751/
Kamnikart751/
Kanittkar751/
Kannescar751/
Kannitkar751/
Khanoikar751/
Kanakahar751/
Kohnehkar751/
Konakar71185/
Kenikar71140/
Kenakar71132/
Kanakor7167/
Canakar7157/
Konikar7115/
Kanikor7110/
Canikar713/
Kanicar712/
Khamnitkar711/
Konykar711/
Konokar711/
Canokar711/
Khanikor672,472/
Khonikar67774/
Canikare67229/
Khenakar6758/
Koinakar6746/
Khonakar6732/
Konnakar676/
Cannakar674/
Komhekar672/
Khonokar672/
Khenikar672/
Kenhakar671/
Khanakor671/
Konikkar671/
Kounikar671/
Coonekar671/

Kanekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kanekar in the Marathi language
काणेकरkanekara65.05
कानेकरkanekara26.31
कणेकरkanekara5.27
कनेकरkanekara1.49
शंकरsankara0.23
िदनकरidanakara0.12
किणकरkinakara0.06
कान्हेकरkanhekara0.05
केनेकरkenekara0.04
कानेकारkanekara0.04
काोकरkaokara0.04
कनेकारkanekara0.04
्हेकरhekara0.04
मळेकरmalekara0.02
ठाणेकरthanekara0.02
केदारkedara0.02
िकणेकरikanekara0.02
कानेकkaneka0.02
खानेकरkhanekara0.02
शेकरsekara0.02
कानकरkanakara0.02
खाणेकरkhanekara0.02
कलोकरkalokara0.02
ख़ानेकरkhanekara0.02
काणोकरkanokara0.02
कोजकरkojakara0.02
कामेकरkamekara0.02

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